Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:10/24/2011
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Jupiter Near OppositionFaulkes Team Images Trojan Jupiter Comet
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Based on an observation posted on the Near Earth Object confirmation page from an image taken by A. D. Grauer using the mount Lemmon observatory, Faulkes telescope team members Nick Howes, Giovanni Sostero and Ernesto Guido along with University of Glamorgan student Antos Kasprzyk and amateur astronomer Iain Melville, imaged what is potentially some of the first direct evidence for a Trojan Jupiter Comet (…)
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Astrophoto: The Moon, Jupiter and Galilean Moons by Mauro Quercia
The Moon, Jupiter and Galilean Moons. Credit: Mauro Quercia
Inspired by Abe Megahed’s photo of the Moon and the Jupiter system, Mauro Quercia obtained his own composite image of our very own Moon, Jupiter and its 4 largest moons.
“This is not a single photo. Unfortunately, the weather conditions were (not) excellent, and it was impossible to have the right exposure for both the Moon and Jupiter. I was on the balcony of my home in Varese (Italy) the 16th September, and the Moon had just risen.”
Mauro took two shots and merged the two images maintaining the position of the two bodies. He used a Sony Alpha 700 camera on a tripod with a Minolta zoom 100-300. The exposure settings were 1/50 sec, f/7.1 and ISO200 for the Moon and 1 sec, f/5.6 and ISO200 for Jupiter.
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“Failed stars” galore with one youngster only six times heftier than Jupiter
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:10/12/2011
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What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?
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Have you seen a very bright star rising in the East every night the past few months? If you’re a night owl, you may have noticed it moves across they sky from the East into the West, shining brightly throughout the night. However this object is not a star! It’s the planet Jupiter and it is the brightest object in the night sky at the moment, apart from the Moon.
At the end of October Jupiter will be at opposition. This means the mighty planet (the largest in our solar system) will be directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth and it will also be at its closest point to Earth in the two planets’ orbits around the Sun. This makes Jupiter or any other object at opposition appear brighter and larger. The opposition of Jupiter occurs on October 29, 2011.
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Astrophoto: Moon, Jupiter with the Galilean Moons by Abe Megahed
Moon, Jupiter with the Galilean Moons. Credit: Abe Megahed
We’ve featured several astrophotos showing the largest planet in the Solar System – we’ve also seen a lot of the Moon. But these two together in one photo? I don’t think so.
Abe Megahed captured this amazing view of the Moon, Jupiter and Jupiter’s Galilean moons all in one frame on August 20, 2011 at 1:01 AM CST. The moons shown from left to right are Ganymade, Europa, and Callisto with Io lost in the glare of Jupiter.
“Normally, it’s difficult to photograph our moon and Jupiter’s moons together because our moon is so bright that a camera can’t capture the relatively dim moons of Jupiter without our moon appearing overexposed and washed out. However, this time I was lucky since a bank of faint clouds passed in front of our moon, dimming it just enough for a pleasing photograph.”
Abe took this photo using a normal SLR camera and 105mm telephoto. He did not use a telescope or super telephoto lens.
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First Image Captured by NASAs Jupiter bound Juno; Earth – Moon Portrait
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Earth & Moon Portrait – First Photo transmitted from Jupiter Bound Juno
This image of Earth (on the left) and the moon (on the right) was taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft on Aug. 26, 2011, when the spacecraft was about 6 million miles (9.66 million kilometers) away. It was taken by the spacecraft's onboard camera, JunoCam. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s solar powered Jupiter bound Juno orbiter has captured her first image – a beautiful portrait of the Earth & Moon – since the probe blasted off from the home planet.
Juno lifted off 25 days ago at 12: 25 p.m. on August 5 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft snapped the portrait with the onboard JunoCam camera on August 26 after journeying some 6 million miles (9.66 million km) from Earth and while traveling at a velocity of 77,600 miles per hour (124,900 kilometers per hour) relative to the sun.
“The image of the Earth Moon system is a rather unique perspective that we can get only by stepping outside of our home planet,” said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, in an exclusive interview with Universe Today. Bolton is from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. (…)
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Astrophoto: Jupiter Rising by Mindi Meeks
Jupiter Rising. Credit: Mindi Meeks
Here’s a photograph of Jupiter taken by Mindi Meeks from Navarre, Florida on July 3, 2011 at around 3 in the morning CST.
“My husband and I were enjoying a quiet evening on our screened-in porch when I noticed a bright star rising in the east. We determined that it was Jupiter, and it was such a lovely sight that I wanted to try to photograph it.”
Mindi captured this photo with a Nikon D5000 camera mounted on a standard tripod with the following settings: 55mm, 15.0s exposure, f/4.5, ISO 1000.
To see more of Mindi’s photos, you can check out her photo blog.
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Next stop:NASA’s Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:8/5/2011
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Juno Jupiter Orbiter poised at Launch Pad for Aug. 5 Blastoff
Atlas V and Juno spacecraft sit poised at Launch Pad 41 after roll out to the launch pad on Aug 4 ahead of Aug. 5 blastoff set for 11:34 a.m. EDT. Credit: Ken Kremer
The Atlas V rocket that will power NASA’s new Juno science probe to Jupiter was rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 and now sits poised for blastoff on Friday, Aug. 5 at 11:34 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The Atlas V booster rocket was pushed out of its protective hanger, known as the Vertical Integration Facility, and towards Pad 41 this morning starting at 8:01 a.m. and took about 40 minutes to reach its destination.
Weather forecasters continues to call for a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time, but the approach of Tropical Storm Emily could through a wrench in NASA’s plans depending on the track following by the storm over the remaining prelaunch period. (…)
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NASA’s Jupiter probe ready for launch
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:8/4/2011
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JUNO Orbiter Mated to Mightiest Atlas rocket for Aug. 5 Blastoff to Jupiter
Hoisting Solar Powered Juno atop most powerful Atlas Rocket
At Space Launch Complex 41, a crane is lowered over the nose of the Atlas payload fairing enclosing the Juno spacecraft in preparation for its lift to the top of the Atlas rocket stacked in the Vertical Integration Facility. Juno is scheduled to launch Aug. 5 aboard the most powerful ever United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Credit: NASA/Cory Huston
In less than one week’s time, NASA’s $ 1.1 Billion Juno probe will blast off on the most powerful Atlas V rocket ever built and embark on a five year cruise to Jupiter where it will seek to elucidate the mysteries of the birth and evolution of our solar system’s largest planet and how that knowledge applies to the remaining planets.
The stage was set for Juno’s liftoff on August 5 at 11:34 a.m. after the solar-powered spacecraft was mated atop the Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral and firmly bolted in place at 10:42 a.m. EDT on July 27.
“We’re about to start our journey to Jupiter to unlock the secrets of the early solar system,” said Scott Bolton, the mission’s principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. “After eight years of development, the spacecraft is ready for its important mission.” (…)
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Jupiter may have robbed Mars of mass, new report indicates
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:6/6/2011
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Spacecraft’s data reveal magma ocean under Jupiter moon
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:5/13/2011
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Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:5/2/2011
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When warmNaturally Jupiter
As we know, Jupiter’s Southern Equatorial Belt has been missing beneath its icy clouds for almost a year now. While astronomers are able to use instruments like Keck – complete with infrared and adaptive optics – we here on Earth have to take our views of Jupiter a little more naturally. (…)
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Jupiter scar likely from rocky body
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:1/27/2011
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Dark Belt Reappearing on Jupiter
Why are planet-circling clouds disappearing and reappearing on Jupiter?
Stripes are back in season on Jupiter
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:11/29/2010
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How Jupiter is Getting Its Belt Back
This image is a composite of three color images taken on Nov. 18, 2010, by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii. The composite image shows a belt that had previously vanished in Jupiter’s atmosphere is now reappearing. Image credit: NASA/JPL/UH/NIRI/Gemin
Earlier this year, one of Jupiter’s stripes went missing. The Southern Equatorial Band started to get lighter and paler, and eventually disappeared. Now, follow-up images from both professional and amateur astronomers are showing some activity in the area of the SEB, and scientists now believe the vanished dark stripe is making a comeback. They say these new observations will help our understanding of the interaction between Jupiter’s winds and cloud chemistry.
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